546. Dua for Dying Person (Masnun Dua)
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Exhort to recite:
Dua for Dying Person in Arabic
لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ
Dua for Dying Person English Transliteration
Laa 'ilaaha 'illAllah
Dua for Dying Person English Translation
There is none worthy of worship but Allah.
Hadith about the Dua
Arabic Text
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ الْجَحْدَرِيُّ، فُضَيْلُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ وَعُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ بِشْرٍ، - قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ الْمُفَضَّلِ، - حَدَّثَنَا عُمَارَةُ بْنُ غَزِيَّةَ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، بْنُ عُمَارَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَقِّنُوا مَوْتَاكُمْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ " .
Translation
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Exhort to recite" There is no god but Allah" to those of you who are dying. [Muslim: 916]
Frequently Ask & Question
Muslims say Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un and pray for forgiveness and mercy for the person who died. They give kind words to the family and remind everyone life is short.
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